File 1421/1908 Pt 3 'Persia: oil; negotiations between the Shaikh of Mohammerah and the Anglo-Persian Oil Co.' [‎318r] (201/338)

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his territories through which the pipes may be laid or in which the Com-
panys property may be expased to possible loss : the salary of such watchmen
he C P ompan y v with He wi " furnish the represenUt.Ve of
sentative of the Com^ names , ot hls own representatives ; so that on the repre-
fncf Tl * h Com P a . n y on th e spot preferring a request, the Sheikh will
struct his representatives to detail trustworthy men for the work.
chan £ es in the P^sonnel of the representatives of the Sheikh will be
intimated to the representative of the Company in due course.
T. So long as the Sheikh guarantees the guards employed by the Company
bv reaso'n of ° ^ Stokn ^ the ^ themselves, ^r’
by reason of their connivance: and in the event of non-recovery, to compensate
he Company for the loss sustained. In the case of theft unde^ other circum
stances, cr of any wilful damage being done to the pipe-line or tanks thereof or
utmost t^trare^, t0 , t - he Company, the Sheikh undertakes to do his
utmost to trace the offenders, and in the event of their being identified, should
nl ^h° Ve ° v, 6 ° n ^ *1? ^ 1S i unsd ^ tion > or should thev be found therein, to inflict
upon them such punishment as will be an example and deterrent to others against
the perpetration of such acts; and also a means 0 f making the Company’s pro
perty respected in his territory. ^ i s F ru
8. The Sheikh further grants the right to the Company to make all burnt and
unburnt br icks and tiles required by them in the lands for the time being in the
hands of the Company, and also to erect on the lands occupied by them in
accordance with the articles of this Agreement, all buildings, structures and
machinery as may be needed by them for the proper execution of their business.
The Company undertakes that on the expiry of the Concession or of the
period of the extension or renewal thereof, all these lands which have been
acquired from the Sheikh on lease or free of charge, shall be abandoned and
shall be given back into the hands of the Sheikh, and the said Company will
nave no further rights in them.
9 - This lease of land, and all the conditions pertaining thereto, shall remain
in torce for the full period of the Concession granted to Mr. W. K. D’Arcy by
His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia, dated 28th May 1901, and of any
extension or renewal thereof. But on the expiration of the original period, in the
event of there being an extension or renewal of the Concession, the rent shall be
fixed at 1,500 (fifteen hundred) pounds sterling per annum, payable annually in
advance, and the Sheikh shall have no right to demand any further increase. If
in consideration of the exigencies of their business, the Company should wish to
curtail the period ol their lease, in that case twelve calendar (Christian) months
notice of their intention must be given in writing to the Sheikh prior to the
termination of the lease. Such notice will be sent to the Sheikh through His
Britannic Majesty’s Consul at Mohammerah. If the lease should be thus cur
tailed the Company shall make no claim for refund of money that has been
paid in advance on acconnt of rent, and the Sheikh likewise shall make no claim
for rent for the unexpired period of the lease.
10. If at any time the Company desire to acquire land on the Karun or
Shatt-al-Arab at Mohammerah or Ahwaz, or any other point anywhere in the
country under the Sheikh’s jurisdiction, for wharves or warehouses for the
purposes of their business, the Sheikh undertakes as far as possible to assist the
said Company in procuring the said land at favourable rates of lease. It is
to be understood that such rent will be paid by the Company themselves.
11. In consideration of the lease of the lands mentioned in paragraph i,
the Company undertake to pay rent at a rate of six hundred and fifty pounds
sterling per annum ; such rent to be paid in advance every ten years, namely, the
amount due to be paid to the Sheikh by drafts of the Company : such paymem \
to be made through His Britannic Majesty’s Consul at Mohammerah, in exchange
for the receipt of the Sheikh.
The first payment shall be made by the Company within three days of notice
being received by the Directors of the completion of this Agreement.
Notb.— -Insert at end of clause 7.
“ That is to say—if it should be ascertained that the culprit or robber is not in the Sheikh's limits and does
not belong to his jurisdiction the Sheikh shall not be held responsible’'.